r/SipsTea • u/Bigb5wm • 1d ago

Wait a damn minute! College scammed them

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u/TheFloridaKraken 1d ago

ehhh.. My university went out of their way to help me quite a bit. A lot of my professors were really awesome. Far better than any boss/supervisor I've ever had. YMMV

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u/relativelyjewish 1d ago

How much would they have helped without paying up to $20k per year 🤭

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u/bigwangersoreass 1d ago

I got a lot of help and I only paid $4000 for my entire masters. All 4 years lmao

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u/relativelyjewish 1d ago

Paying $4000 for a masters isn't the steal you think it is 😅 Would really like to know what field it is.... 😬

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u/bigwangersoreass 1d ago

Oh I’ll laugh with you it’s financial economics lmao it’s not fancy at all

Thankfully my school was super helpful with job fairs which lead to job offers. You don’t need to pay a ton for your degree to land a good job.

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u/relativelyjewish 1d ago

Well it's just a lot of high demand fields the masters and PhDs are either entirely free plus give a monthly stipend to live on, or free plus a stipend if you teach classes. Idk to me paying $4000 seems like a lot